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Laziness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Laziness has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

2

relaxed and easy activity

"the laziness of the day helped her to relax"

3

apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

4

The quality of being lazy

See Also
lazy lazies lethargy dog days slackerdom indolence welfare queen spring fever
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
inactiveness rest mortal sin
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
faineance shiftlessness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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